NOHSS Adult Indicators: Oral Health Survey Data for U.S. States, 1999-2010

Data from 1999 and even years 2002-2010 from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) on adult oral health indicators. The dataset contains national estimates represented by the median prevalence among 50 states and the District of Columbia, prepared from BRFSS public use data sets. It is provided by data.cdc.gov and includes columns for prevalence values, confidence intervals, geographic locations, and demographic breakdowns.

Use Cases

• Analyzing geographic disparities in oral health indicators using LocationDesc, LocationAbbr, and Data_Value.
• Modeling trends over time for specific indicators like dental visits using Year, Indicator, and Data_Value.
• Assessing confidence in prevalence estimates for demographic subgroups using Low_Confidence_Interval, High_Confidence_Interval, and Break_Out.
• Mapping state-level oral health metrics by joining on GeoLocation (state) or LocationID.

Strengths

• Includes data from a major national public health survey (BRFSS) over a 12-year period.
• Provides confidence intervals (Low_Confidence_Interval, High_Confidence_Interval) for statistical reliability assessment.
• Contains geospatial identifiers (GeoLocation, LocationAbbr) for state-level analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is not age-adjusted and may differ from other official estimates due to definitional or rounding differences.
• Last updated 2025-02-27 13:53:39; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

data.cdc.gov, sourced from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Collection Method

Estimates prepared from BRFSS public use data sets; national estimates are the median prevalence among states and D.C.

Time Range

1999 and even years from 2002 through 2010.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-02-27 13:53:39

Geography

United States, with state-level data for 50 states and the District of Columbia.